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Where do bumble bees make their nest?

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Bees store the honey in their stomachs and regurgitate it as beeswax. Inside the hive are hexagonal cells called honeycombs, which hold honey, nectar and pollen. After the first cell walls are completed, the queen bee lays eggs directly into the walls. read more

Bumblebees are obviously restricted when it comes to gathering their own nest material, although some species are able to rake up quantities of moss in order to cover their nests which they make above ground (this is a particular preference of the carder species, including the rare Bombus sylvarum - the shrill carder). read more

So if the nest is under the house or shed it is best just to leave it. Bumblebees do not damage brickwork or wood. Some of the bumblebees which make smaller nests, Bombus pratorum and B. hortorum do sometimes chose strange places to nest. Their nests are small and in the case of B. pratorum are usually very short lived. read more

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